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Best WordPress Plugins for Year

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Year

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for year comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. WP Date and Time Shortcode Best overall 85/100
  2. 2. Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode 84/100
  3. 3. Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 84/100
  4. 4. W4 Post List 83/100
  5. 5. Dynamic Year Block 82/100
  6. 6. Export Media as ZIP 81/100
  7. 7. Shortcode for Current Date 80/100
  8. 8. Current Year Shortcode VICT 80/100
  9. 9. Dynamic Copyright Year 78/100
  10. 10. Years Ago Today 77/100
  11. 11. Dynamic Copyright Year Customizer 74/100
  12. 12. Footer Copyright 70/100
  13. 13. Smart Copyright Year 69/100
  14. 14. AADMY 66/100
  15. 15. Admin filter posts by year 62/100
1 WP Date and Time Shortcode
Best overall Free by Denra.com

WP Date and Time Shortcode

Shortcode to show any current, past, and future date or time. Display this, previous, or next year, month, day, etc.

4.9★
from 31 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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3 Dynamic Month & Year into Posts
Free by Gaurav Tiwari

Dynamic Month & Year into Posts

Automate SEO and content with dynamic shortcodes for dates, years, months, age calculations, seasons and countdowns in content, titles and meta.

5★
from 18 ratings
8k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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4 W4 Post List
Free by Shazzad Hossain Khan

W4 Post List

Build lists the Query Loop can't: posts grouped by year, category or author, term lists and user directories — via block, shortcode or widget.

4.7★
from 94 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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6 Export Media as ZIP
Free by Huzoor Bux

Export Media as ZIP

Export images from your WordPress media library as a ZIP file — filter by year and image size before downloading.

5★
from 1 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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9 Dynamic Copyright Year
Free by 5 Star Plugins (Rob)

Dynamic Copyright Year

Take year updates off your New Year’s list. This plugin dynamically updates copyright year in realtime with local timezone precision. No shortcode.

3★
from 3 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
78

WPScore

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10 Years Ago Today
Free by Scott Reilly

Years Ago Today

Lists posts published to your site on this day in previous years via admin dashboard widget, block, shortcode, and/or optional daily email.

5★
from 6 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

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12 Footer Copyright
Free by Zafor Iqbal

Footer Copyright

A simple plugin for website footer to display copyright symbol, text, year and company name in different order. Year updates automatically.

5★
from 1 ratings
500+
active installs
Updated
Oct 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
70

WPScore

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13 Smart Copyright Year
Free by Nisaurl Amin Naim

Smart Copyright Year

Smart Copyright Year is a super lite plugin which provides [year] shortcode to auto-display current year in copyright info.

5★
from 2 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Oct 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
69

WPScore

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14 AADMY
Free by NUMAN RASHEED

AADMY

Short Description: Automatically add dynamic dates, months, and years to your WordPress posts using shortcodes.

5★
from 4 ratings
400+
active installs
Updated
May 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
66

WPScore

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